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HANGING SIDE LAMB BRACKET. v No. 307,044. Patented Oct; 21, 1884.

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MICHAEL HICKS, Oll NINV YORK, N. Y.

HANGING SIDE-LAMP BRACKETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,044, dated October21, 1884.

Application filed July 5, 1883.

To all, whom it may cancer/2,.-

Be it known that I, MICHAEL HIoKs, aciti zen of the United States,residing at New York,

in the county of New York and State of New poses, of which the followingis a speeificatioln My invention relates to that class of lampbracketsdesigned to be attached to a wall,

the side of a car, or in any suitable place, and in which it is desired,that the oil reservoir or reservoirs, burneraor burners, shades, andother fixtures of the lamp shall be movable upward and downward on thesaid bracket.

The object of my invention is to produce a bracket by means of which thelamp-framc, together with the lamp and its fixtures, may be moved upwardand downward by means of a sliding block rigidly connected with theframe, and without detaching the latter from the wall or side of the carto which itis hung, the sliding block havinga lock thereon to engageautomatically as the lamp is raised to the desired position, and holdthe same.

I have illustrated my invention by the drawings accompanying thisspecification, in which Figure l is an elevation of my improved bracketattached to a lamp. Fig. 2 is a section of the same on line2 2. Fig. 3is a crosssection of the same on line 3 3.

Like letters refer to like 'parts throughout the several. views.

A is the plate supporting thelamp, and at tached to the side of the caror wall. a a are the rounded and slightly-raised edges of the plate. Bis a raised portion of said plate, forming a rod or rail. b b is a holeor holes in the rail or raised portion B of frame or plate A. G is amovable slide, turned over at the ends 0 c to engage with the sides a onplate or frame A, and having a groove fitting the rail or raised portionB of frame or plate A. D is a self-locking bolt fitting into holes I) b.d is the spring holding the bolt in position. E is the knob or handle bywhich said bolt D is withdrawn from holes I) b when itis desired toraise or lower the lamp. F is a bottom plate placedat the bottom ofplate or frame A, or the raised end of said plate, serving to strengthenthe same and also to act as a stop,

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preventing the lamp from falling in case the lamp is accidentallyreleased when bolt .D is not engaged in any or either of the holes I)1).

Plate A is cast, drawn, or pressed into the shape shown in Figs. 1 and2, and by this means I produce the rail or rod 13, into which bolt D mayenter a sufiicient distance to insure it from accidentally becomingdisengaged therefrom. A strong spiral spring is placed in the movableslide 0 in such a manner as to press the bolt D firmly forward. Thismovable slide is attached in the manner shown in the drawings, or in anequivalent manner, to that part of the frame supporting theoil-reservoir and fixtures, so that the position of the lamp isdetermined by the position of the movable slide 0 on said plate.

It is evident that the groove or recess here described as being placedon the movable slide may be placed on the rigid plate supporting themovable slide by making a slight change in the shape of the said rigidplate, and in this case the raised portion or rail here shown as placedon the rigid plate will be placed on the movable slide 0. The curvedends of the movable slide C,coming behind the plate Am the edges of saidplate,hold the said slidefirmly against the said plate, and on accountof the width of said plate A insure the said slide and the said lampattached thereto from vibrating or being in any manner affected by thejolts or jars of the sides of the car or the moving boat to which theplate is attached. The raised plate or edge F may be formed of a portionof plate A, turned up at the end to form a bottom stop or rest for themovable slide 0.

My invention is particular] y intended to be used as a railroad andsteamship lamp, and when so used its method of operation is as follows:Ilate A is firmly secured in a proper position against the sides of thecar or boat, or against the racks or stands placed in the car or boat.If the movable slide 0 is resting upon the raised bottom plate, F, andit is desired to raise the lamp or lamps, it is merely necessary toraise the lamp until bolt D shall engage with and enter hole I) 011 theraised rail or rod D. If it be desired to still further change theposition of the light, it is only necessary that bolt D shall bewithdrawn from the hole inwhich it is engaged by means of the handle orflange F, when the light maybe further raised or may be lowered, asdesired, bolt D automatically looking into any of said holes b as itcomes over the same.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and method ofoperation, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. In a wall-lamp bracket of the kind de scribed, the combination, witha wall attachment plate having edge flanges, and an intermediatelongitudinal raised rail, perforated as shown, of a slidinglamp-sustaining plate having guides engaging with the flanges of the 7wall attachment plate, and provided with a spring stop-pin in line withthe rail perforations, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a wall-lamp bracket of the kind de scribed, the combination, witha wall attachment plate having edge flanges, and an intermediatelongitudinal raised rail, perforated as shown, ofa slidinglamp-sustaining plate channeled for the reception of the rail,havingguides engaging with the flanges of the wall attachment plate, andprovided with a stop-pin in line with the rail-perforations,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

MICHAEL HICKS.

Vitnesses:

G. L. PULLMAN, S. V. OANNELL.

